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Mesothelioma.com News | Rochester home slated for demolition after asbestos removal

oecil_kritingz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:43:56 +0000

A dilapidated home in Rochester, New Hampshire will soon fall. The eyesore, located on Silver Street, will be demolished in order to make way for a new duplex. The duplex will be built by Habitat for Humanity, reports Fosters.

The city-owned property has continuously crumbled, and is in serious disrepair. The City Council has donated the property to Habitat for Humanity, in order to avoid costly asbestos abatement.

It would have cost the city $50,000 to tear the home down, due to asbestos issues. Since Habitat for Humanity is willing to cover that cost, the city felt it was a wise decision to donate the property.

The organization will tear down the structure, following asbestos abatement. Asbestos is a highly hazardous material, found in many older homes and buildings. When disturbed, the particles can become airborne and pose a serious health risk to those exposed.

Extended exposure to the material has been known to cause several diseases, including malignant mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive asbestos-related disease.

Due to an extended latency period, mesothelioma treatment tends to arrive late. Such treatment is palliative, rather than curative. There is no cure for asbestos cancer.

The organization has already lined up a couple with two children to move in once the home is built. A second family is being considered for the other unit.

The organization holds mortgages for families who cannot acquire a home through a traditional mortgage.

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Lindsey Oil Refinery workers sent home due to asbestos concerns

oecil_kritingz — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:46:22 +0000

Workers have been sent home from an oil refinery in North Lincolnshire, England following a fatal explosion Tuesday. The explosion killed Robert Greenacre, a contractor who was working close to a crude oil distillation unit when the explosion occurred.

Lindsey Oil Refinery workers were sent home by the CMB union due to asbestos concerns. GMB’s lead organizer for engineering construction, Phil Whitehurst, noted, “Independent specialists from Yorkshire have found traces of asbestos at the scene of the explosion…Workers on the HDS-3 plant have been sent home on full pay until Monday while specialists deal with the asbestos problem."

When an explosion or fire occurs in an asbestos-ridden facility, the toxic material is disturbed. And when disturbed, the asbestos poses a serious health risk to those exposed. Mesothelioma is one of the largest risks–an asbestos related cancer which attacks the mesothelium.

Doctors struggle to diagnose patients with mesothelioma, of which lies dormant for several decades. Once diagnosed, patients undergo clinical therapies—including mesothelioma chemotherapy and radiation.

More than 50 firefighters were called in to fight Tuesday’s fire. Employees have noted that the fire started in an industrial heater–close to where they walked to work. Two employees were treated for injuries, following the explosion.

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Asbestos Surveys – A Serious Process For Construction Standards

Roger Patel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:34:57 +0000

Concern about harmful repercussions that asbestos exposure can have on people has resulted in a stern regulatory regime regarding the use of this substance. All forms of asbestos other than white are forbidden by most governments. Even white asbestos is allowed only in some high priority areas. In the United Kingdom, it is a legal requirement to conduct asbestos surveys for all structures built or renovated before 2000.

Asbestos surveys look into the possibility of asbestos presence in construction materials used in the building. According to the findings of the survey, the chance of exposure to any part of the building, which has been proved to contain asbestos, needs to be dealt with. Moreover, the survey makes sure that no harmful asbestos fibres are permitted to escape into the air, thereby compromising the safety of the people.

Asbestos surveys can be divided into three types. In the first type of survey, all areas of the building, which are easily reachable with some reasonable amount of effort, are checked, while it is assumed that all other parts of the building do contain asbestos and thus they must be protected against.

The motive of conducting a Type 2 survey is the same as above, but in this case, materials suspected for asbestos presence are examined in a lab.

In the third type of survey, the motive is to remove building parts that are found to contain asbestos. It is carried out ahead of demolition or renovation of a structure, in order to manage the rubble carefully without risking the lives of workers or residents because of stray asbestos fibres.

Building owners in UK can face a huge penalty if they fail to conduct an asbestos survey where the law asks for it. The repercussions of not taking enough actions to minimize asbestos risk are not just monetary, as it can lead to irreparable damage to the brand and credibility of a company.

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Leading Causes of Asbestos Mesothelioma

Thomas Crown — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:07:21 +0000

Many people will develop Mesothelioma, which is a benign or malignant tumor affecting the lungs, heart and/or abdomen, and most of these people will develop this disease because of their exposure to Asbestos (a heat-resistant fibrous mineral). Often Asbestos is the leading cause of Mesothelioma.

Asbestos and Mesothelioma have been linked to people who have worked in a factory that was lined with asbestos. There has even in the past been a possible link to people who washed the cloths of a person who has been exposed to asbestos and Mesothelioma.

Some of the symptoms of Mesothelioma include shortness of breath and weight loss, to name just a few. Many of these symptoms may not appear in a person until 20-50 years after the person has been exposed to asbestos. In the past few years people have been able to file lawsuits to reclaim some of their medical expenses associated with Mesothelioma.

There are several treatment options out on the market today, however despite many of these treatments the overall prognosis for a person diagnosed with Mesothelioma is not very good. While there is a decent survival rate for those people who have the condition caught in time.

It is often very hard to diagnose a person with Mesothelioma, as many times the symptoms tend to mimic those of other conditions. One thing that a person will need to do is to sit down and talk to their doctor about any possible exposure that they may have had to asbestos which may lead to their Mesothelioma.

The next step would be to have CT scan done. This will help to determine if the illness of the person is Mesothelioma or not. Keep in mind that it is vital to let the doctor know any and all issues that might lead to an illness.

If the results of the CT scan reveals that there’s a possibility of growth then the doctor will perform a biopsy to determine for certain that it’s Mesothelioma or not. Based upon how long it has been since an initial diagnosis will determine how long a person may have to live.

The course of treatment depends 100% on how soon the illness of Mesothelioma is detected. This will be the determining factor on the course of treatment. Often times if detected soon enough, asbestos linked Mesothelioma can be successfully treated with chemotherapy. This treatment therapy is not guaranteed.

Asbestos has been linked in the past to people in the past that have been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, many of these people come from a background of working in a factory. Other people who have been diagnosed in the past with Mesothelioma are people who were in the military during a time in which many of the barracks had pipes that were covered in insulation that was laced with asbestos. While Mesothelioma has only recently came into the spotlight; it has been in the last fifteen years these lawsuits have started to be brought against places that used asbestos laced insulation and the companies that used these pipes.

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